Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
103.1. General.
(1) Each dwelling, business, or other
structure occupied for more than two (2) hours per day shall be provided with
an approved method for the treatment and disposal of domestic
wastewater.
(2) It shall be the
responsibility of the property owner to ensure that a permit to construct and
operate any new, upgraded, or expanded onsite wastewater system,
nonwater-carried sewage treatment system, wastewater combustion system, or gray
water subsurface reuse system is obtained from the Department prior to
construction and operation of the system.
(3) No person shall begin construction of a
dwelling, business, or other structure to be served by an onsite wastewater
system, nonwater-carried sewage treatment system, wastewater combustion system,
or gray water subsurface reuse system until a permit to construct and operate
such a system is issued by the Department.
Mobile or modular structures intended for occupancy shall not
be moved onto the site until the permit to construct and operate an onsite
wastewater system has been issued.
(4) The property owner shall be required to
properly operate and maintain in good working order all onsite wastewater
system(s) and their parts and to comply with all terms and conditions of a
previously issued permit. System parts may include, but are not limited to,
sealed watertight tanks, lid(s), piping, aggregate, pump, and pump
components.
(5) An onsite
wastewater system serving more than one (1) piece of deeded property shall be
considered as a community or cluster collection and treatment system and shall
comply with the following:
(a) A permit
activity will not occur that is inconsistent with a plan or plan amendment
approved under section 208(b) of the Clean Water Act unless the Department
finds such variance necessary to protect the public's health, safety, and
welfare.
(b) If a public entity
owns the system, the entity shall be responsible for the operation,
maintenance, and replacement of all components unless otherwise approved by the
Department. The Department may consider a request from a private entity or
person; however, such proposals must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The
Department will evaluate the capability of long-term, reliable system operation
in its evaluation of a permit request.
(c) If the project is owned by a private
entity or person, the Department shall require financial assurances for the
operation, maintenance, and replacement of the tank(s) and subsurface
wastewater infiltration area system and relevant collection/pumping
components.
(d) Sufficient area
meeting the minimum requirements for large onsite wastewater systems shall be
provided for at least one hundred (100) percent repair or replacement of the
primary subsurface wastewater infiltration area.
(e) The collection sewer and pumping portions
of a community onsite wastewater system shall receive a separate Construction
Permit under R.61-67.300, Standards for Wastewater Facility
Construction.
103.2. Large (greater than 1500 gpd) and
community onsite wastewater systems incorporating advanced treatment methods,
including but not limited to aerobic pre-treatment, lagoons, surface or
subsurface drip irrigation, low pressure pipe distribution and other
maintenance intensive methods, shall be required to obtain a Land Application
Permit under R.61-9, Water Pollution Control Permits.
103.3. Facilities that generate industrial
process or any other non-domestic wastewater shall not be granted a permit
under this regulation unless the Department determines that the proposed
discharge would not pose a significant environmental risk. In such a
determination, the Bureau of Water would determine if the waste may cause a
violation of any drinking water standard under R.61-58, State Primary Drinking
Water Regulations, or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons
regardless of whether or not the wastewater is to be discharged continuously or
intermittently to the onsite wastewater system. Plumbing appurtenances that
facilitate the transport of such wastewater, including floor drains, trench
drains, utility sinks, equipment drains, or any other conduit shall not be
installed in facilities served by onsite wastewater systems unless specifically
approved by the Department as a result of the above-described
determination.
103.4. Campgrounds.
(1) Onsite wastewater systems serving
campgrounds shall comply with all applicable requirements of this regulation.
Such campgrounds shall be provided with adequate toilet and bathing facilities,
except in those cases where all campsites are furnished with individual sewer
service connections, and each site is exclusively designated for use by camping
units equipped to access such connections.
(2) Individual sewer service connections
shall be part of an approved sewage collection system and shall be equipped
with removable, tight fitting covers.
(3) Where individual sewer service
connections are not furnished at all campsites, an approved sanitary dump
station(s) shall be provided at a convenient location(s) within the campground
at the ratio of one (1) dump station per one hundred (100) campsites or
fractions thereof.
(a) A dump station shall
consist of one (1) or more trapped four (4) inch sewer risers surrounded by a
concrete apron having a diameter of at least two (2) feet and sloped to drain.
Sewer risers must be equipped with removable, tight fitting covers.
(b) Each dump station shall be equipped with
pressurized water to be used for washing the concrete apron. The water outlet
shall be protected from back siphonage by a vacuum breaker installed at its
highest point, or by other approved means. A sign shall be placed at this water
outlet stating: THIS WATER IS FOR CLEANING PURPOSES ONLY.
